Is Asia’s Economic Boom Nothing but a Bubble?
Even as the rest of the world struggles amidst an economic slowdown, many Asian nations have been plowing ahead. To be sure, growth has been...
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Toyota Forecasts A Record 2% Growth For 2013
“We expect sales in the U.S. and Asia to continue to rise next year,” Joichi Tachikawa, a Tokyo-based spokesman for the Japanese carmaker said today....
The Rise of Macro Investing
Here’s an excerpt from a recent research piece published at Orcam. Obviously, with my macro focus and an entirely new company designed around this macro...
Is the Age of Macro Ending?
“One of the biggest surprises this year was the bear market in volatility. Massive liquidity programs from global central banks trumped tail risks. A rise...
Brent Falling After “Plan B” Fails
Brent crude oil faced another morning of losses on Monday. The commodity traded at 108.68. The loss was mainly attributed to worries about the looming...
Google Reportedly Working on New ‘X’ Phone and Tablet Aimed at Apple (AAPL)
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google (GOOG) is working with its Motorola resources on a new Android handset, known internally as the “X phone,”...
Schedule for Week of Dec 23rd
This will be a light week for economic data with the markets closing early on Monday, and closed on Tuesday, in observance of the Christmas...
Summary for Week Ending Dec 21st
The economic data released this week was encouraging. The November Personal Income and Outlays report suggests PCE might increase over 2% in Q4 - not...
Personal Income increased 0.6% in November, Spending increased 0.4%
The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for November: Personal income increased $85.8 billion, or 0.6 percent ... in November, according to the...
Glaring but Misunderstood QE – How Much the Fed is Really Spending
QE1, QE2, QE3, expiring Operation Twist, and now QE4. Which of those programs are “sterilized” (non-inflationary) and which ones devalue the dollar? If you’ve lost...